Sacramento daily record-union., 1887-08-15
BOYS IN BLUE.
Or to Camp with Drum and Fife and
Banners Gay.


on to Camp with Drum and Fife An
| Banners Gay.
All day Saturday there was hurrying
and fro of excited citizen soldiery, prepar
| ing for the excursion to Santa Cruz. Th
manly form of some ambitious chief wit
| epaulets and other insignia of rank occa
sionally showed up on the public streets
and, of course was the observed of all OBJ
servers. Sacramento prides herself in tn
efficiency of her soldier boys, hence it i
not surprising that the stir of preparation
attracted public attention.
At p. N. Company c arrived from Ne
yada City, under command of Lieutenan
George Nihell, a most efficient officer. H,
was ably assisted by Second Lieutenant P
| F. Simons. Thirty members out of so only
attended, but others intend gong to camp
| during the week. They were met at the
| depot by an escort and conducted to the
| armory, where arms were stacked, and the
young men given the liberty of the city
Captain Rapp. rho has for several years
been the commanding officer being under
the shadow of the recent trial, was not in
attendance
AT o'clock the Woodland train brought
Company T, consisting of forty men, under
command of Captain VIM. Cursor. First
Lieutenant T. G. Hughes and Second Lieu
tenant j. g. Lee were present, but devoted
most of their time in looking after mys-
terious-looking box labeled with the war
cry of Camp Stoneman, Remember Tripe
HILL" The presence of this box revived
many old memories of two years ago among
the soldier boys, and we have no doubt will
be the source of many camp story during
the coming week.
Captain Birdsall and squad from Com
pany A did the honor of serving as escort,
and in short time after arriving the
Woodlanders and Nevadians had possess
sion of almost all the street corners, and
were observed, or believed themselves OBJ
served, by hree-fourths of the handsomest
girls in the Capitol City.
The martial strains of the Artillery Band
at 7:30 P. NJ. was the signal for rush to
the armory. Seven companies, in bright
uniforms and fully equipped, marched into
the armory, and after brief inspection by
Colonel Guthrie, commanding, the line of
march was taken up for the depot. In
marching up Sixth and ] the citizens ten
dered an ovation to the boys in blue. At
prominent street corners colored lights
added grandeur to the scene
At the depot the crowd was Jam, but
in due time train of twelve cars, all
skeleton sleepers, was filled with the SOL
diers and their many friends. The car con-
tanning the Cadets, under Captain Wise
man, was the center of attraction. Let
me see the baby soldiers" was the urgent
request of many matronly ladies as they
pushed through the surging crowd. Half
q hundred young misses, however, held
front rank in the matter of saying good-by
to the Cadets. At O'Clock the train moved
out, and the sweet strains of "The Girl /
Left Behind Me" played by the First Ar
hllery Band, were waited on the breeze as
the boys in blue disappeared from view.
Company A, under command of First
Lieutenant Birdsall goes into camp in good
condition, and expects to win laurels on
the tented field
Company b, Captain Cook commanding,
received many comments for excellence OF
drill on the way to the depot
Company f, Captain G. W. Stafford,
turned out in full force. They are fine
looking lot of soldiers and will prove
worthy competitors in the weeks drill.
Company goes in command of Captain
L. b. Hall. They are already well drilled,
and will make good record in camp
The Cadets, sixty strong, under Captain
J. W. Wiseman, looked hundsome in
bright, new uniforms, and were the OBJ
served of everybody, being cheered re-
peatedly by enthusiastic friends and ad-
mirers.
Colonel Guthrie, commanding, will be
attended by most of his staff. as follows:
Lieutenant-Colonel Ed. Mckee, Major
Neary, Captain and Adjutant Thomas
Wiseman, Captain John Miller, Rifle In
spector; Captain AL. Plant Paymaster
Lieutenant L. Tobias, Commissary, and
Lieutenant Rivet, Qnartermaster.
When at Santa Cruz the regiment will be
under command of Brigadier-GeneralJ John
I Carey and the following staff Major C.
III. Hubbard, Major Gardner, Major w. c.
Van Fleet, Major W. S. Leake, Major f. D.
Ryan, Major ]. Hahn, Major A. Caminetti,
Major W. ]. Davis, Captain and Aid de-
Camp J a. Sheehan.